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in front of the united nations general assembly. he didn't shift policy there. he didn't say he's moving away from decision to confront iran before it gets a nuclear weapon, rather than a nuclear weapons capability which is what netanyahu nt nenyahu wants him to say i am going to stop iran before they approach having a weapon. he didn't do that. >> bill clinton was onmorning joe" today discussing this very issue. let's play a little bit of that. >> it looked to me like just again frombserng t pdeas reluctant to have one meeting in a u.n. schedule where normally he'll have 15, because of the nearness of the campaign. >> this is the whole questionf whether or not president obama shoulde meeng right now with the lears wre gre henhe world stage. he is not having any meetings at all. was this to avoid having to meet with prime minister netanyahu or president morsi of ypt? >> welt -- >> equally difficult in a political year. better too nothing tn thins se i think it had to do a little bit with morsi, didn't want to be seen -- the campaign didn't want him to be seen as
in front of the united nations general assembly. he didn't shift policy there. he didn't say he's moving away from decision to confront iran before it gets a nuclear weapon, rather than a nuclear weapons capability which is what netanyahu nt nenyahu wants him to say i am going to stop iran before they approach having a weapon. he didn't do that. >> bill clinton was onmorning joe" today discussing this very issue. let's play a little bit of that. >> it looked to me like just...
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rather than support the united nations' mission, support what joint special envoy annan and secretary general of the united nations ban urged the council to do which was to make it clear there will be consequences on the government for its failure to implement its commitments. and instead they vetoed yet again. >> and does this mean the end of the road for the u.n.'s role here and the annan mission? >> well, andrea, that's not clear. what it certainly means is that the small observer mission which has been on the ground and over the last six weeks confined to its hotel rooms because of the declining security situation, will wind down. it may take a few more weeks for it to wind down and the council may yet agree to a brief extension for a matter of a few weeks or days to enable it to redeploy safely. but that part of it is definitely done. whether kofi annan can continue his political efforts, we hope so. because we continue to believe that the best outcome, even in it's not the most probable outcome, is for there to be a peaceful political transition. assad steps aside and there is a
rather than support the united nations' mission, support what joint special envoy annan and secretary general of the united nations ban urged the council to do which was to make it clear there will be consequences on the government for its failure to implement its commitments. and instead they vetoed yet again. >> and does this mean the end of the road for the u.n.'s role here and the annan mission? >> well, andrea, that's not clear. what it certainly means is that the small...
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let's listen to a little bit of what mahmoud abbas is saying to the united nations. >> military military colonial o packaged under new napes the unilateral plan for a so-called state with provisional borders. i repeat, provision, a state with provisional borders, this is a project that we categorically reject from az because it shall not bring about peace. mr. president, israel refuses to end the occupation and refuses to allow the palestinian people to attain their rights and freedom and rejects the establishment of the state of palestine. israel is promising the palestinian people a new catastrop catastrophe, a new set secret service -- set back. >> it's clear there has been not only no progress but setbacks that the hope of two states, the hope of a negotiated solution, that you had for so many, many years, has really been stalemated. what has to happen to get this back on track? >> you know, i think you're putting your finger on what is the biggest, single problem right now. right now on both sides there is a loss of faith and a loss of belief in a two-state outcome. the palestinians
let's listen to a little bit of what mahmoud abbas is saying to the united nations. >> military military colonial o packaged under new napes the unilateral plan for a so-called state with provisional borders. i repeat, provision, a state with provisional borders, this is a project that we categorically reject from az because it shall not bring about peace. mr. president, israel refuses to end the occupation and refuses to allow the palestinian people to attain their rights and freedom and...
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with quite a confident majority, more than two-thirds of the membership of the united nations. i think the key lies in what happens afterwards. i mean it's important and highly significant but i think it's time to move on. it's time to move on. there's not much point in the palestinians sitting there admiring the creation for too long because there's still work to be done. if our people is going to be able to leave as free people and a genuine state, on the other hand those who are against this, israel, but others, of course, the united states [ inaudible ] and what she said yesterday, i think it's important to look beyond what happened and see how best to take advantage of it. >> let me ask you this, israel says we have no one to negotiate with because you and the president, mahmoud abbas, don't have any control over gaza and hamas and since you are divided between the west bank and gaza, who represents the palestinian people? is there any chance now that hamas and the palestinian authority can come together and unify and present a united front in negotiations with israel? >>
with quite a confident majority, more than two-thirds of the membership of the united nations. i think the key lies in what happens afterwards. i mean it's important and highly significant but i think it's time to move on. it's time to move on. there's not much point in the palestinians sitting there admiring the creation for too long because there's still work to be done. if our people is going to be able to leave as free people and a genuine state, on the other hand those who are against...
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>> i'm sure it's coincidental, not intentional by the united nations and frankly, it doesn't matter to me. what matters to me is the threat that iran represents to the whole world. it's -- on this day, 9/11, as we think back 11 years ago, we got attacked in a way that a lot of people could see coming, but we didn't act to prevent it until after we were attacked on 99/11. today not just the united states or israel but the international atomic energy agency it tells us over and over again, that they have evidence that iran is acting in way that says they're trying to build a nuclear weapon and shame on us if once again we don't act to prevent that kind of attack on us or our allies before it actually happens t. to me that's the lesson of 9/11/01 that we should bring up today, that's what matters to me about ahmadinejad. the day he speaks to the u.n. doesn't really affect me at all. >> joe lieberman, thank you very much, senator. >> thanks, andrea. take care. >> you too. >>> and next, teachers on strike. we're live in chicago. where negotiations drag on, anger is boiling over on all sides
>> i'm sure it's coincidental, not intentional by the united nations and frankly, it doesn't matter to me. what matters to me is the threat that iran represents to the whole world. it's -- on this day, 9/11, as we think back 11 years ago, we got attacked in a way that a lot of people could see coming, but we didn't act to prevent it until after we were attacked on 99/11. today not just the united states or israel but the international atomic energy agency it tells us over and over again,...
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she's led admirably, represented us at the united nations during a difficult period when she has worked tirelessly and effectively to assemble an international coalition to impose new sanctions against iran, to lead the referendum process that created a new nation in south sudan. shoo she's been an effectived acrow vindicate advocate. she deserves a full and fair hearing. i don't think the fact she went on sunday morning talk shows and repeated talking points given to her by the intelligence community should stand in the way of her confirmation in the u.s. senate. >> is the real issue security for our missions overseas? >> if there were the real issue the fact there's an ongoing investigation looking at security of our missions overseas would be the principal focus rather than individual character assassination, i think, baseless attacks on susan rice and her conduct as best i can tell from everything i have seen and heard, she was simply pre preet repeating talking points prepared for her by the intelligence community. there are things we should be looking at making sure we have the re
she's led admirably, represented us at the united nations during a difficult period when she has worked tirelessly and effectively to assemble an international coalition to impose new sanctions against iran, to lead the referendum process that created a new nation in south sudan. shoo she's been an effectived acrow vindicate advocate. she deserves a full and fair hearing. i don't think the fact she went on sunday morning talk shows and repeated talking points given to her by the intelligence...
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you began it in exile and took it to the united nations and to copenhagen in 2009. how severe is the threat to the country? >> thank you very much. climate change is a very real issue to the maldives. it's not something in the future. we already have 16 islands where we have to relocate people. we have a number of islands where water contamination is a serious issue. the maldives is just 1.5 meters above the sea level. so any imbalance in nature, any imbalance or even a slight rise in the levels of the ocean can have a very serious challenge to the existence of the maldives. >> now, you've been forced out of office and you're in exile. you had previously been in exile. you had been in prison. you had been tortured, you went back and won the presidency. the human drama of what you're going through, what lies ahead for you in terms of the threats against you as you continue this effort? can you ever return to your country? >> well, yes, in 2008, after 30 years of dictatorship, we had our first multiparty elections. during which time i was fortunate to have been electe
you began it in exile and took it to the united nations and to copenhagen in 2009. how severe is the threat to the country? >> thank you very much. climate change is a very real issue to the maldives. it's not something in the future. we already have 16 islands where we have to relocate people. we have a number of islands where water contamination is a serious issue. the maldives is just 1.5 meters above the sea level. so any imbalance in nature, any imbalance or even a slight rise in the...
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. >>> the united nations has now joined the security counsel in condemning north korea's rocket launch. the communist nation's strongest ally. today, china condemned the decision to launch the long-range rocket in the face of pressure from the international community. joining us from beijing with re action from china, universally condemned. >> reporter: hello, andrea. well, a short while ago we heard from north korea that this new satellite has started broadcasting revolutionary songs, the songs of kim il-song and mission control there was great excitement at this. the rest of the world, is, of course, somewhat less enthralled and even china, the ally and economic partner of pyongyang had some pretty blunt language today. now, this isn't the first time that china has been critical of north korea, but they rarely react in such blunt terms. you will recall that only a short while ago they were describing the relationship with north korea as being like lips and teeth, well, that's really no longer the case. the question now, of course, is what china will do about it. they were pretty clea
. >>> the united nations has now joined the security counsel in condemning north korea's rocket launch. the communist nation's strongest ally. today, china condemned the decision to launch the long-range rocket in the face of pressure from the international community. joining us from beijing with re action from china, universally condemned. >> reporter: hello, andrea. well, a short while ago we heard from north korea that this new satellite has started broadcasting revolutionary...
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she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> republican north from new hampshire kelly ayotte, who services of the armed services committee, joins me now. you've put in a resolution proposing an expanded probe, joint probe of the benghazi attack. why do you think it's needed rather than having the individual committees proceed? >> i think it's really important that we don't have a stove pipe investigation of what happened because there are multiple committees that have jurisdiction over this. for example the intelligence committee is meeting focusing on the cia commponent. questions raised for armed services including during a seven-hour attack why can't our military respond to help them there? homeland security has jurisdiction. it's important that we have a full investigation that we not have a piecemeal approach. we get a full accounting of what occurred, take the best recommendations make sure it do
she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> republican north from new hampshire kelly ayotte, who services of the armed services committee, joins me now. you've put in a resolution proposing an expanded probe, joint probe of the benghazi attack. why do you think it's needed rather than having the...
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on saturday, we're able to get the first of the united nations monitors in there. they can only do what the two sides permit. in this case the government has resumed its tremendous shelling, particularly in homs. it is back on the offensive and it doesn't look good. >> thanks so much. on a busy day at the united nations. thank you for joining us. the best part of any great meal? delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste of gourmet gravy every day. fancy feast. the best ingredient is love. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. >>> what political story will make the headlines in the next 24 hours? we've got the buffett rule tomorrow and mitt romney heading to pennsylvania. does he really think, is he trying to put pennsylvania in play? >> i think they want to, the romney campaign. with pennsylvania, i feel like it is charlie brown, lucy and the football. that old cartoon where charlie brown always tries to kick the footba
on saturday, we're able to get the first of the united nations monitors in there. they can only do what the two sides permit. in this case the government has resumed its tremendous shelling, particularly in homs. it is back on the offensive and it doesn't look good. >> thanks so much. on a busy day at the united nations. thank you for joining us. the best part of any great meal? delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious,...
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video, eyewitness accounts, has been substantiated by the united nations observers on the ground who visited area. they're saying what appears to have happened that is government thugs or thugs loyal to the government went house to house carries close range killings, shooting men, will, children, that's why they're describing taxpayer a massacre. russia, one of the cloefts sest allies syria's has, condemning syria, is distancing itself from russia, using -- from syria, using strong language yesterday, the russian foreign minister said that the security situation and its deterioration ultimately rests with the syrian government. so it is becoming increasingly difficult for russia to stand by this syrian regime. >> especially in the face as you point out of u.n. corroboration of what happened there. let's me ask you, quickly about cairo. a lot going on there. as you know better than anyone, where you have the two finingists this in run-off, one representing the former prime minister from the mubarak regime, one who is from the muslim brotherhood, they could not be more polar opposites,
video, eyewitness accounts, has been substantiated by the united nations observers on the ground who visited area. they're saying what appears to have happened that is government thugs or thugs loyal to the government went house to house carries close range killings, shooting men, will, children, that's why they're describing taxpayer a massacre. russia, one of the cloefts sest allies syria's has, condemning syria, is distancing itself from russia, using -- from syria, using strong language...
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we're talking about the president at the united nations addressing the u.n. and here you've heard from ahmadinejad with outrageous comments about israel. so things are heating up here in new york city. >> you're in the place to be, andrea. tomorrow the president speaks to the u.n. general assembly. i think the president wants to be in and out and not have news made and not doing bilaterals with world leaders. i think he wants this to be a no news event and get back on the campaign trail talking about the economy. >> that does it for us for in special edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tomorrow on the show my exclusive interview with christine la guard. to learn more about the education stories this hour, check out our website. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next on "news nation." >> great hour. next hour we have excerpts from a brand-new interview peter a x alexander conducted with mitt romney where romney predicts a victory. >> do you believe that president obama was not deepedly saddened by the loss of four american lives in libya, speakin
we're talking about the president at the united nations addressing the u.n. and here you've heard from ahmadinejad with outrageous comments about israel. so things are heating up here in new york city. >> you're in the place to be, andrea. tomorrow the president speaks to the u.n. general assembly. i think the president wants to be in and out and not have news made and not doing bilaterals with world leaders. i think he wants this to be a no news event and get back on the campaign trail...
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the president made that crystal clear in his speech at the united nations. and, yesterday, prime minister netanyahu reinforced that by frankly praising the president for what he said at the u.n. and talking about how we are in sync. our intelligence and military communities are on the same it timeline with respect to iranian nuclear development. and i think yesterday the president -- prime minister netanyahu drew a line which frankly the president has already drawn not with a cartoon and with that kind of a fdispla but the president has said point blank american policy is not a matter of containment, it is a matter of prevention. they will not have the ability to make a bomb. and the president is prepared to back that up. so, there is no gap here. and once again, mitt romney just as he did when he stepped out early in his comments on libya, inappropriately and wrong, he is once again inappropriately and wrongly characterizing the president's policy. >> john kerry, all fired up for debate preparation, have fun with that. >> thank you. >> have fun playing mitt
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>> well, you know, the united nations helped set up a commission against impunity, what's particularly called the cc, and that's been helping with ending this culture of impunity, or at least making a dent in it, trying to bring strength to the judicial institutions in guatemala. and that's been a really big plus, and the united states has supported it as well. >> pamela yates, great to meet you and congratulations on your work and good luck, and we're pleased if you would report back to us. >> thanks. you can actually see the film streaming on pbs. it will be streaming free all over the world. >> we will. >> in english and spanish. >> thank you for that. >> thank you. >> and good to see you. >>> and coming up next, back on the train. how an olympic athlete helped an inspiring woman fulfill her dream. ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. his morning starts with
>> well, you know, the united nations helped set up a commission against impunity, what's particularly called the cc, and that's been helping with ending this culture of impunity, or at least making a dent in it, trying to bring strength to the judicial institutions in guatemala. and that's been a really big plus, and the united states has supported it as well. >> pamela yates, great to meet you and congratulations on your work and good luck, and we're pleased if you would report...
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nations and there's so many issues, andrea, that confront the united states from the global economic recession to the afghan war to iran and north korea to the arab revolutions to what's happening in egypt today, i really think that those are the issues that ought to be in front of our congress as well as our administration officials. >> nick, what do you think is going on? this seems to be a proxy war? >> well, it does. it does. i mean, obviously there are a lot of unanswered questions about benghazi and i've certainly believe that members of congress in both parties have a right and responsibility to asks those questions, but there are official commissions that will soon speak to those very questions. there's the commission headed by ambassador pickering and chairman mike mullen, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, other by the u.s. government. these investigations have been done in a deliberate, comprehensive way and we will soon know what their findings are. i think it's better for us as a collective here in the united states, to wait for those commissions and not rush
nations and there's so many issues, andrea, that confront the united states from the global economic recession to the afghan war to iran and north korea to the arab revolutions to what's happening in egypt today, i really think that those are the issues that ought to be in front of our congress as well as our administration officials. >> nick, what do you think is going on? this seems to be a proxy war? >> well, it does. it does. i mean, obviously there are a lot of unanswered...
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ambassador to the united nation susan rice. i know you are zojoining us fro the white house today. first of all, your meetings at the white house and this decision to warn the iatola so directly, really the supreme leader not to shut down the straight of hormuz, why this worni i warning and it have an impact? >> obviously the united states and the entire international community have a interest in freedom of commerce and navigation in all international waters including the state of hormuz, we have said it publically and we have communicated it privately in various ways and the message that we are dealing in public and private is very much the same. this is an international commons, it's necessary for international commerce and we won't tolerate any effort to block it. >> with itit's been the stated n that we have the assets and we would make sure that the flow of oil can continue. what if they mined the straight, they have tried that before, what can we do in that instance? >> i don't care to get into any particular hypothetical. there are ways that they can approach it, and we woul
ambassador to the united nation susan rice. i know you are zojoining us fro the white house today. first of all, your meetings at the white house and this decision to warn the iatola so directly, really the supreme leader not to shut down the straight of hormuz, why this worni i warning and it have an impact? >> obviously the united states and the entire international community have a interest in freedom of commerce and navigation in all international waters including the state of hormuz,...
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in other news today, in syria, the united nations special envoy kofi annan arrived to meet with president assad today. annan said he was horrified after a massacre that killed more than 100 people in the town of hugh la on friday. what's the latest there? >> good afternoon, chris. that's right. the secretary-general special envoy kofi annan arrived in damascus to hold meetings and had some very strong words where what is now widely being described by many activists in the international community as a massacre of the people of hugh hula. the syrian military continued its offensive in other parts of the country including killing dozens there. there is no doubt this has become in the eyes of many a defining moment throughout the past several weeks and more importantly through the past 15-month uprising. many are calling for the international community to do more. the secretary-general special envoy kofi annan himself acknowledging that his peace plan so far is not being implemented and now many people are saying it has all but fail calling on the united nations to do more to try to protect t
in other news today, in syria, the united nations special envoy kofi annan arrived to meet with president assad today. annan said he was horrified after a massacre that killed more than 100 people in the town of hugh la on friday. what's the latest there? >> good afternoon, chris. that's right. the secretary-general special envoy kofi annan arrived in damascus to hold meetings and had some very strong words where what is now widely being described by many activists in the international...
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nations. he will be we exp the last eakebe tta a l break. this is a much-awaited speech. and he is expected to talk principally about iran, but he may respond as well to what we heard earlier from the palestinian president abbas. prime minister netanyahu. tish delegates, ladies and gentlemen, 3,000 years ago king david reigned over the jewish state in our n fa eternal capital, jerusalem. i say that to all of those who proclaim that the jewish state has no roots in our region and that it will soon disappear througut our history, the jewish people have overcome all the tie rans who have sought our destruction. it's their ideologies that have been discarded by history. theeoplef israel live on. we say in hebrew [ speaking foreign language ] and the jewish state will live forever. the jewish people have live in the land of israel for thousands of years. even after most of our people were exiled from it, jews continued toive in the land of israel toughtheages, and the masses of our people never gav
nations. he will be we exp the last eakebe tta a l break. this is a much-awaited speech. and he is expected to talk principally about iran, but he may respond as well to what we heard earlier from the palestinian president abbas. prime minister netanyahu. tish delegates, ladies and gentlemen, 3,000 years ago king david reigned over the jewish state in our n fa eternal capital, jerusalem. i say that to all of those who proclaim that the jewish state has no roots in our region and that it will...
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there's a lot of concern in the united states government and also the united nations that what we're seeing now will spill over and become what is greatly feared, and that is a renewed war between the south and the north in sudan. if you're going to see this kind of suffering, as i said before, it should not be seen in silence. there should be an awareness of what is happening. i think we all agree that people should not suffer in this way without at least being known for what they are enduring. many people there thanked us for being there. we thank you for letting us talk about it. >> tomorrow night, "rock center" a full report on sudan. thank you. we'll be right back. in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track, at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill, and track work in real time. you can't live under a dome in minnesota, that's why there's guys like me. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ i was strong before weight wat
there's a lot of concern in the united states government and also the united nations that what we're seeing now will spill over and become what is greatly feared, and that is a renewed war between the south and the north in sudan. if you're going to see this kind of suffering, as i said before, it should not be seen in silence. there should be an awareness of what is happening. i think we all agree that people should not suffer in this way without at least being known for what they are...
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with us, former ambassador to the united nations, thanks nick for being with us. let's talk first about syria, to you see a wedge now with gutter being the first arab leader, they are saying that there should be arab troops deployed to remove asad from power if he continues to murder and attacking his own people? >> well, andrea, that was a significant statement, and so he is an international fighter right now. there's hardly a country supporting him and he is losing support within his own country. so he is on thin ice, the tragedy of syria today is that there's a stale mate, the opposition does not appear strong enough to dislodge him. >> now, to iran because of the rising tensions there, we see that israel and the united states are going to cancel military exercises that were scheduled and this just in, newt gingrich has said that this is in fact, as far as gingrich is concerned, the weakest statement by an american president and the biggest act of weakness by any american president in my lifetime, that seems like a tough statement. does that strike you? i mean
with us, former ambassador to the united nations, thanks nick for being with us. let's talk first about syria, to you see a wedge now with gutter being the first arab leader, they are saying that there should be arab troops deployed to remove asad from power if he continues to murder and attacking his own people? >> well, andrea, that was a significant statement, and so he is an international fighter right now. there's hardly a country supporting him and he is losing support within his...
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as a former interpreter at the united nations muggies, she appreciates how our interests can be advanced in partnership with others, to raise a thank you so much for being john's partner in this next endeavor. i have to say, i think i speak for john and joe and myself, you know, we just left danny inouye's funeral, a man who exetchfied the very best of the u.s. senate tradition and so i know that john, it won't be ease where i to leave the senate that you love. and i think it's fair to say there will be great challenges ahead. an uncertain world will continue to test our nation. even with all the challenges that you face, i have never been more confident, more optimistic, than if we act with wisdom and with purpose and we're guided by our values and we remind what binds us together as americans, the united states will continue to lead ms world for our lifetimes. john, i'm very grateful that you agreed to take on this new assignment. i'm confident that the senate will confirm you quickly. i guess you won't be able to actually appear and pride at the same time, so we'll have to figure out
as a former interpreter at the united nations muggies, she appreciates how our interests can be advanced in partnership with others, to raise a thank you so much for being john's partner in this next endeavor. i have to say, i think i speak for john and joe and myself, you know, we just left danny inouye's funeral, a man who exetchfied the very best of the u.s. senate tradition and so i know that john, it won't be ease where i to leave the senate that you love. and i think it's fair to say...
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this is what john mccain had to say on "face the nation" this weekend. >> the fact is the united states has played no leadership role, now 14,000 people have been massacred by >>> remains to be seen. i think that's what kofi annan is trying to discover whether they can persuade assad he's got to go. eventually he has to go soon rather than later. >> bill cohn who came down 18 flights of steps just because of the power outage in your apartment building. it continues here. it's unbelievable. thank you very much. thanks for a special effort to get here today. >>> and it was an historic weekend this weekend where two former wimbledon players reclaimed past floory. on saturday serena williams returned to championship form following a year of serious illnesses. and then she tied her sister venus winning a fifth wimbledon title. both of them went on to win the doubles champ as well. roger federer defeated andy murray who hoped to become the first british champion. federer regained his number one ranking. now on for all to the olympics. >> it ain't easy, believe me. [ male announcer ] at scottr
this is what john mccain had to say on "face the nation" this weekend. >> the fact is the united states has played no leadership role, now 14,000 people have been massacred by >>> remains to be seen. i think that's what kofi annan is trying to discover whether they can persuade assad he's got to go. eventually he has to go soon rather than later. >> bill cohn who came down 18 flights of steps just because of the power outage in your apartment building. it...
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there are tents sent by the united nations and a field hospital run by the moroccan army, but the sudden rise in refugees has overwhelmed all donations so far. this man complains there isn't enough food. not far from a busy playground set up by save the children, a bright 11-year-old named mohammed draws to express his feelings. he tells us, it was so sad to leave our country. i have seen my home attacked by government troops. i have seen bodies on the ground. i miss school. because of the human suffering, he is seen in syria's war, this little boy dreams of becoming a doctor and even more, he says, he dreams of peace. the attacks by syria's government targets sunni muslims and the violence now threatens to destabilize this entire region, andrea. >> our friend ann curry at a refugee camp along the syrian border. ann will be reporting for today and for our show and "nightly news" and other programs on msnbc and nbc all week. >>> and joining me again, mitt romney's senior adviser and former missouri senator jim talent as we were saying thank you for your patience in sticking with us. >> be
there are tents sent by the united nations and a field hospital run by the moroccan army, but the sudden rise in refugees has overwhelmed all donations so far. this man complains there isn't enough food. not far from a busy playground set up by save the children, a bright 11-year-old named mohammed draws to express his feelings. he tells us, it was so sad to leave our country. i have seen my home attacked by government troops. i have seen bodies on the ground. i miss school. because of the...
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nations, liaison to china, head of the orient sea, head of the cia. the most prepared man to ever enter the presidency in our country, i believe. >> one of the things that's happened most recently, we've seen that he now has suffered from the parkinson's syndrome and has trouble walking. the most active of presidents. he loved playing tennis. celebrated advance birthdays we know jumping out of planes. let me play a little bit of your documentary on talking about how he's had to slow down. >> that's where i'm at peace. i just love it. sports, i've lived my whole life doing. nobody asks me to be on the team anymore. remember i used to stand around jn you. no, you, next to you. take you, you. i'm standing. nobody wants me, because i can't move very well. this is a metaphor, but i miss it. boats, i'm still in the game. >> in fact, there were reporters who went in that cigarette boat and found was very rough. rough going, because he was a fast sailor. >> yes, i've been in it many, many time, and he's very fast. he loves the speed of the boat. but i'll tell
nations, liaison to china, head of the orient sea, head of the cia. the most prepared man to ever enter the presidency in our country, i believe. >> one of the things that's happened most recently, we've seen that he now has suffered from the parkinson's syndrome and has trouble walking. the most active of presidents. he loved playing tennis. celebrated advance birthdays we know jumping out of planes. let me play a little bit of your documentary on talking about how he's had to slow down....
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nations for peacekeeping. both of whom had recently been on the ground in syria and as you know, kofi annan remains in the region. they reported both on the details of the horrific massacre in houla which they attributed principally to the government and its allied militia, but they also gave a broader briefing about the overall security situation, the difficulties in launching a political process at this is taken. we all agree that a political process that would lead to the removal of assad and a democratic transition is absolutely crucial, but with the government increasing the scale and the level of atrocities and widening the scope of it, that is really not realistic at this is taken. so we had a discussion both about the security situation on the ground, the progress of the monitoring mission, the attitude of the government towards this process. of course, that of of the opposition and we discussed the necessary potential next steps among members of the security council. >> what are those next steps? >> w
nations for peacekeeping. both of whom had recently been on the ground in syria and as you know, kofi annan remains in the region. they reported both on the details of the horrific massacre in houla which they attributed principally to the government and its allied militia, but they also gave a broader briefing about the overall security situation, the difficulties in launching a political process at this is taken. we all agree that a political process that would lead to the removal of assad...
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the third person joining that meeting was brahimi, the united nations' diplomat, troubleshooter for syria. i imagine both secretary clinton and mr. brahimi would be lean on the russians to convince assad to leave power. he's finished in syria. there's no way he's going to emerge victorious. the only options for him are to lose and lose his life, most probability, or leave syria but certainly this civil war now more than 40,000 people dead, and with the latest problem with chemical weapons, the civil war has to be brought to an end. >> now, ambassador, both president obama and secretary of state clinton warned chemical weapons are the red line on syria. i also want to play something that defense secretary leon panetta had to say in reaction to the reports about the preparation of chemical weapons. let play that and talk about what diplomatic options are left. >> the president of the united states made very clear that there will be consequences. there will be conconsequences if the assad regime makes a terrible mistake by using these chemical weapons on their own people. i'm not going to sp
the third person joining that meeting was brahimi, the united nations' diplomat, troubleshooter for syria. i imagine both secretary clinton and mr. brahimi would be lean on the russians to convince assad to leave power. he's finished in syria. there's no way he's going to emerge victorious. the only options for him are to lose and lose his life, most probability, or leave syria but certainly this civil war now more than 40,000 people dead, and with the latest problem with chemical weapons, the...
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i will cut off funding for the united nations population fund that supports china's one-child policy. i'll ensure that organizations like planned parenthood get no more federal support. and i will reverse every single obama regulation that attacks our religious liberty and threatens innocent life in the country. you know this of course, the presidency is more than public office, it's a sacred trust. as president, i will honor that thru trust by assuring that america remains the greatest military power to face of the earth.ç >>> i will not be cutting our military budget, it's very simple, if you do not want america to be the strongest nation on earth, i'm not your president. you have that president today. this election is a defining moment for america, and for the conservative movement. make no mistake, we have an opportunity for greatness, but with that opportunity, comes defining responsibility as well. we cannot use this election to refight past battles and reward our friends. i know that fundamental change, this moment, demands that we take fresh, bold conservative leadership wit
i will cut off funding for the united nations population fund that supports china's one-child policy. i'll ensure that organizations like planned parenthood get no more federal support. and i will reverse every single obama regulation that attacks our religious liberty and threatens innocent life in the country. you know this of course, the presidency is more than public office, it's a sacred trust. as president, i will honor that thru trust by assuring that america remains the greatest...
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arming the rebels, that will be after the united nations attempt failed because of the russians, is that a viable policy for the united states to be doing? >> it may be at some point, i think senator mccain is right, we really need to turn up the pressure. i think there are a lot of other things we can and should be doing before we get to that question. one of the problems is, the longer this goes, the more it becomes an arms struggle rather than the syrian people rising up against the president. >> your concern is having the united states too involved in european western powers, too involved, could look bad around the world and region. >> what you want is that the syrian people threw off the government, not that powers came in and over threw him. you want to he empower the syrian people and the more guns at play and the more this becomes a military thing, the problem is, the more difficult it is to have a democratic transitio transition, so i think it has to be on the table as senate mccain says. but there are four things that we need to be doing, in addition to sanctions, and aggressiv
arming the rebels, that will be after the united nations attempt failed because of the russians, is that a viable policy for the united states to be doing? >> it may be at some point, i think senator mccain is right, we really need to turn up the pressure. i think there are a lot of other things we can and should be doing before we get to that question. one of the problems is, the longer this goes, the more it becomes an arms struggle rather than the syrian people rising up against the...
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joining me former ambassador to the united nations for special political affairs, currently a senior foreign adviser to the romney campaign. thank you for joining us. what about the questions that have been raised about the romney campaign jumping on this with a statement while we didn't even know the identities of who had died, and without knowing the timeline of what had happened? >> you know, as a lawyer, i'm familiar with the old saw that when you don't have the facts you argue process. and that's what's going on here with the white house trying to have a discussion of timing of a statement. the fact is, the substance of what the governor said last night was true. he continues to stand by it. we shouldn't be on an apology tour. but rather be aggressive in condemning this breach of sovereign american soil. we should be defending our principles, our free speech in pluralism and first and foremost, this morning when we learned that a life was lost and other lives were lost, we have to be conscious of our condolences and sympathy and appreciate for -- appreciation for their service b
joining me former ambassador to the united nations for special political affairs, currently a senior foreign adviser to the romney campaign. thank you for joining us. what about the questions that have been raised about the romney campaign jumping on this with a statement while we didn't even know the identities of who had died, and without knowing the timeline of what had happened? >> you know, as a lawyer, i'm familiar with the old saw that when you don't have the facts you argue...
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>> let me tell you something, america is a great nation because we're a united nation, and those who are trying to divide the nation, as you're trying to do here, and as our president's doing are hurting this country seriously. the right course for america is not to divide america, and try and divide us between one and another, it's to come together as a nation. and if you've got a better model, if you think china's better or russia's better or cuba's better or north korea's better, i'm glad to hear more about it. -- america's right and you're wrong. >> well, that seemed to be romney taking advantage of an opportunity, because it seemed to be an occupy or some other protester accusing him of being part of the 1%, which he certainly is, according to financial disclosures, but more broadly, he took that on and reframed it and showed an aggressiveness, it looked, with all due respect, almost reaganesque, going after a protester and making it his case. >> you say "reframing," i say he built a strawman. that protester didn't say he thought that cuba and russia had a better economic system
>> let me tell you something, america is a great nation because we're a united nation, and those who are trying to divide the nation, as you're trying to do here, and as our president's doing are hurting this country seriously. the right course for america is not to divide america, and try and divide us between one and another, it's to come together as a nation. and if you've got a better model, if you think china's better or russia's better or cuba's better or north korea's better, i'm...
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>> well, first of all, she was confirmed in 2009, when she was brought forward as our united nations representative. so i have no idea. of course she's a strong, brilliant woman. she's a person who puts forth on the talk shows the information that the intelligence community had provided to her. and so i think we need to ask senator mccain and those who are attacking her why they're doing this. i think it's politically motivated and i think that they really are being very wrong in their attacks and they need to stop it because she is looking out for and has acted on behalf of the united states' best interest. >> barbara lee, thank you, congresswoman. >> thank you. >> up next, the fiscal cliffhanger. is it going to take divine intervention? this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hmmm. for giant hunger! thanks mom! see ya! whoaa...oops! mom? i'm ok. grandma? hi sweetie! she operates the head. [ male announcer ] campb
>> well, first of all, she was confirmed in 2009, when she was brought forward as our united nations representative. so i have no idea. of course she's a strong, brilliant woman. she's a person who puts forth on the talk shows the information that the intelligence community had provided to her. and so i think we need to ask senator mccain and those who are attacking her why they're doing this. i think it's politically motivated and i think that they really are being very wrong in their...
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in the event that the united nations security council proves to be dysfunctional because russia and china will veto action to keep the slaughter from taking place. it may be a league of the willing. i think we can be supportive and provide humanitarian relief. and leadership in trying bring together the international community, particularly those in the arab league, to take action, it would be a mistake at that point to talk about the united states take ago lead that would result in active military engagement. this is a tinder box over there. you talk ed about the iranian situation. they are involved in the, behind the scenes and connect at the hip with the syrians. the syrians have been relying on the iranians for money that flows through to hamas and hezbollah. before talking about military operations we have to think about what it means in the totality of the region if this is throwing a match into a fuel depo with such and have it explode. we have to calibrate our reaction to this. speaking of iran, we have to stop pretending that we are listening to the iranians talk about a civil nu
in the event that the united nations security council proves to be dysfunctional because russia and china will veto action to keep the slaughter from taking place. it may be a league of the willing. i think we can be supportive and provide humanitarian relief. and leadership in trying bring together the international community, particularly those in the arab league, to take action, it would be a mistake at that point to talk about the united states take ago lead that would result in active...
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. >> senator, do you think that this might have passed if the words united nations were not attached to it? talk to me about this fear of the u.n. angered the u.n., some appropriate, some not, the black helicopter deal? >> there's a lot of fear that the u.n. is somehow going to encroach on united states sovereignty and prerogatives. one of the things i thought was most sad about yesterday, was here's a veteran of world war ii, grievously wounded in the war, who spent a lifetime proving to americans that injuries didn't need to stop you from living a completely fulfilled and productive life, who had to fight like crazy to come back from those wounds, and he's on the floor, this man who defended american sovereignty, and yet people were there suggesting somehow he was there less than to defend america's sovereignty with this vote. to me that was such an amazing slap in the face and a contradiction. i think it's important not to go backwards. one of the lessons you learn here in the united states senate you live to vote another day. this treaty is not dead forever. it just stopped yeste
. >> senator, do you think that this might have passed if the words united nations were not attached to it? talk to me about this fear of the u.n. angered the u.n., some appropriate, some not, the black helicopter deal? >> there's a lot of fear that the u.n. is somehow going to encroach on united states sovereignty and prerogatives. one of the things i thought was most sad about yesterday, was here's a veteran of world war ii, grievously wounded in the war, who spent a lifetime...